In real life, everything should be kept calm in emergencies, and emergencies should be kept calm in calmness. This statement is essentially a topic on how to maintain a psychological balance and achieve a state of mental health. A new concept of physical and mental health is proposed: human health should include the health of the body and the mind.
The health status of the body includes five fasts: eating fast, digesting fast, sleeping fast, speaking fast, and walking fast; the health status of the mind includes three goods: good personality, good ability to handle things, and good interpersonal relationships.
Among them, the ability to handle things well means "being able to adapt to complex social environments, have control ability and self-control ability, maintain balance with the internal environment of the body, and often have a sense of satisfaction in the heart." In this competitive modern society, mental health is particularly important.
Medical psychologists believe that in the conversion between human health and disease, in addition to paying attention to the role of biological factors, it is particularly important to emphasize the mutual influence between mental and psychological factors and physiological factors, as well as the relationship between the social environment and its changes in dealing with people. People live in a complex and ever-changing world, and work, family life, and various unforeseen events can cause people to suffer setbacks, which may lead to various psychological abnormalities.
Therefore, paying attention to mental hygiene, stabilizing psychological emotions, and maintaining mental and spiritual health are particularly important. As an organic whole of body and mind, the physiology and psychology of a person are interdependent and mutually restrictive. The so-called "form gives birth to spirit, likes, dislikes, anger, sorrow, and joy are hidden in it."
The seven emotions and six desires are normal for humans, but if they are excessive or untimely, they will affect a person's health. Therefore, health should be the unity of physical health and mental health.
In ancient China, Confucianism generally advocated "self-improvement and perseverance" and cultivating a spirit of active progress; while Taoism advocated "tranquility and emptiness" and "calmness of the mind" to eliminate distractions. Both have their merits and shortcomings. Because a person's ideals and pursuits are constrained by society, if they pursue relentlessly but fail to achieve their goals, they are prone to lose confidence. People cannot live apart from society, and absolute tranquility and emptiness are also impossible. Only by organically combining the two can we cultivate a spirit of active progress to enhance the joy of life, while also maintaining tranquility and emptiness to avoid emotional setbacks, so as to move freely in the world.
